No more than a stone's throw away from Le Montrachet itself, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet hails from the same family of incomparable white Burgundies. Surrounded on two sides by the vineyard of Bâtard-Montrachet, it is in fact the second smallest Grand Cru in Burgundy with an area of 3.68 hectares. In the Middle-Ages, this vineyard was given by lords to their servents who named them "Welcome". The soil is similar to that of Le Montrachet but ever so slightly heavier.

Vinification & Ageing

Fermentation

8 to 10 months ageing in new oak with 100% malolactic fermentation

Ageing

8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new

Barrels

Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted

Wine tasting

Tasting Note

Of a pale golden colour this wine has an exquisite nose with floral and woody aromas, as well as vanilla and pear. In the mouth, the wine has lovely amplitude with notes of fresh pears and toasted hazelnuts. It has a great length and a mineral finish.

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2011 - Wine Spectator - September 2014 - 93/100Clove and ginger notes accent the honey, peach and grapefruit flavors in this piquant white...finishes with a long after taste. Best from 2016 through 2026. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 2011 - Burghound.com - Allen Meadows (USA) - June 2013 - 92/100As might be reasonably expected, this is a bit more aromatically elegant with an
expressive and refined nose of honeysuckle, citrus zest and ripe white orchard fruit aromas. There is really lovely detail to the intense and attractively energetic middle weight flavors that possess outstanding focus on the palate staining, dry and lingering finish. This is a relatively big Bienvenues but one that displays impeccably fine balance. 2018+

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2003 - Burghound.com - October 2005 - 90/100A similar nose of white flower and vanilla notes is nuanced by more exotic fruit, such as papaya and mango, introduces rich and remarkably powerful flavors that are opulent and mouth coating with ample dry extract on the long finish. As Bienvenues typically goes, this is a powerful effort packing plenty of punch if not its usual elegance and overall refinement. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2000 - Vins & Vignobles - November 2004 - "Great wine"A very aromatic nose with notes of peach and pear, very good acid attack in the mouth which enhances the fruit flavours. Long fruity finish. Great wine.

1998 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru - The Wine Advocate tasting - April 2000 - 89-92 points : Latour's medium to full-bodied Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet's aromatic and flavor intensity leave little doubt to its quality. Brandishing scents of well-ripened yellow fruits and minerals, this deep, medium to full-bodied, and
powerful wine is silky-textured, rich, and possesses an extraordinarily long finish. Well-concentrated and highly
expressive, it should be at its best if drunk over the course of the
next 5-6 years.

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